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noun(civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
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nouna system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws
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nounan example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
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nouna subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time)
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adjectivepreceding in time, order, or significance
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Definition that contains precedent
- new having no previous example or precedent or parallel
- unprecedented having no precedent; novel
- precedent a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws
- citation (law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.)
- leviticus the third book of the Old Testament; contains Levitical law and ritual precedents
- unprecedentedly in an unprecedented manner
- case law a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws
- unexampled having no previous example or precedent or parallel
- higher law a principle that takes precedent over the laws of society
- test suit a representative legal action whose outcome is likely to become a precedent